Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-08-09
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

synopsis Of the Proceedings OF the Board
OF County Commissioner, Furnished to
the Yellowstone Journal for Publication
In Pursuance Ia an Act Of the Last Legis-
iative Assembly.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK,
MILES CITY, M. r., Aug. l 1887.
The board of county commissioners
convened at 10 O'Clock. q. IN,
as per due and legal notice given,
with present:
L. A. Huffman, Esq, chairman of
the board.
q. w. Aliertop, Esq, commissioner.
L. G. Dear, clerk of board.
The sheriff by deputy.
The sheriff made due proclamation
Of the meeting.
A petition was presented with over
one hundred signatures praying that
the board take the necessary steps to-
ward incorporating Miles City. The
petition and q map Of the propos-
ed city limits were filed, and on mo.
ton J. J. Coleman was appointed to
take the census, and instructed to file
the same In this office on or before
Monday Aug. sth, 1887.
George MCGOWAN was instructed to
replace the bridges v Chinnick
Gulch, and Pine and Jim creeks,
which had been washed away, for q
consideration Of $40.
On motion board took c until
2 o'clock p. m.
Board reconvened at 2 o'clock p. m.
with same official persons present.
On motion the board proceeded to
audit and allow the claims of county
officials, of which the following Is q
list.
w. c. Staehle, salary as ex-
oficio clerk Of prob. ct. CON-. so 90
w. q. Staehle, salary rs pro-
bate judge, con...-..-...... lbs 90
A II. Swerdfger, salary as dep.
county clerk, n......-.... 100 90
James Clifford. sal. and ex. as
spl. dep. sheriff. ..,..-....-..... 10 0O
T.. III. Irvine, sal. % sheriff
and board Of prisoners, on. 4l2 4C
]. b. Hawkins, sal as jsilor, con rs OF
clers, con......."....-.."..... 1855 81
NJ. Brandenburg, sal. Is county
treasurer, con............-...... 2Os SO
Jas. McFarlane, salary and ex a
clerk OF dis. court, con-....... l26 OC
Louisa Cooley, salary as county
school sup't, on-....".."... 81 SO
Geo. X. Milburn, exp. as co.
attorney, gen..."....."."........ oO
Geo. r. Milburn, ser. as CO.
attorney, gen."."...".."........ l7S w
sheriff, con..................... 1ss a5
I. j. Thompson, salary and ex
rs co. assessor, con ...-....... l47 "a
II. Hood. sal. and ex as under
sheriff, coD....""...."."."...... lo4 W
Frank Westervelt, sal. and ex
as special cep. sheriff. CON-. l.6 GO
DR.. c. Be .Lebcber appeared before
the board and mace the following
statement: That, whereas, he had
a claim of over 5000 against the coun.
ty and on which he had commenced
suit, that for q consideration Of S6, 300
he would withdraw said claim and
suit.
On motion the board refused to &C.
cept such proposition.
On motion Board adj burned until
10 q. ~. tomorrow.
SECOND DAY.
Board convened as per adjournment
from yesterdays session.
1t appearing to the board that there
Is not sufficient money in the genera
fund to meet the demands on sale
fund, therefore ON motion 5000 wa,
ordered placed to the credit of said
general fund, Out of the reserve fund
unapportioned in the county treasury.
The board's attention being called
10 the law regulating the fees Of coun'
ty clerks and recorders aud whereas
the clerk and recorder by direction Of
the board has up to this date charged
fees under the old law and IL appearing
TO the board that the new law isin effect
at this date, therefore the clrek and
recorder 10 instructed from and aftel
this date to charge the schedule o.
fees. enacted by the last legislative as
sembly.
The bond of A. ]. Kimball as roat
supervisor for road district No. IA wa
accepted and approved.
On motion board took recess until
o'clock p. m.
Board reconvened at 2 o'clock p. M
with same Official persons present.
On motion board proceeded to audi
and allow the claims of county Off
GERS; the following being the list.
Geo. r. Milburn, sal. as co. atty.
w "
Geo. r.. Milburn, sal. aud fees
o. %. atty general ............ so O
Geo. X. Milburn, fees a. CO.
atty, gen.ral.-.................... 105 o.
l.. A. Huffman, ser. rs co. com. :
10 W
l.. j. Whitney, Sci. M co. com.
10 W
q. w. Allerton ser. u co. com.
and miieage."".".-."........... 70 d
No further business appearing
board adorned sine die.
1 hereby certify that the 4 oregoinI
10 Q correct synopsis Of the proceeding